CHULA VISTA, Calif .– Lecturers within the Sweetwater Union Excessive College District are supplied a pay bonus for returning to campus.

The district authorized a one-time 7% enhance in April pay for lecturers returning to campus on April 12, in addition to a 2% bonus for the months of Could and June for lecturers returning on Could 3. via state reopening incentive funds that the district should qualify for, in accordance with the San Diego Union-Tribune.

However of the greater than 1,700 lecturers within the district, solely about 500 say they’ll return, mentioned Cesar Fernandez, vp of the Sweetwater Training Affiliation.

Fernandez mentioned many nonetheless marvel whether it is protected to return.

“I do not assume there’s a sum of cash that’s going to persuade these people who it’s nonetheless protected to return again,” he mentioned. “Simply due to what we see in our neighborhoods and Sweetwater has among the county’s most affected zip codes with regards to COVID, so I simply do not assume cash is absolutely the compelling difficulty for these lecturers. “

Fernandez helps lecturers who obtain a increase, however does not assume it is going to be sufficient to persuade everybody. As an educator for over twenty years, he estimates {that a} 7% increase for him would equate to round $ 400.

“We type it like, ‘Hey, that is a fee for a automobile and it is not likely a pleasant automobile at that,’” he mentioned. “It is a good factor to do, nevertheless it’s not a bunch of cash like individuals may assume.”

A lot of the district’s coaching over the previous 12 months has taken place on-line. However amid the continued rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine with San Diego County poised to hitch the even much less restrictive Orange degree within the coming weeks, native districts are increasing in-person studying days for college students till 5 days per week.

In a letter to households final week, Performing Superintendent Moises Aguirre wrote that the district is planning and getting ready “to make sure that college students return to a wholesome, protected and comfy studying surroundings.”

“The district has applied well being and security protocols and protecting measures for the small group schooling that has taken place on campus over the previous few months,” Aguirre mentioned, “and expanded these in preparation for the hybrid reopening in particular person.

However issues persist for some lecturers, Fernandez mentioned, together with that almost all college students wouldn’t be vaccinated and that they is also dwelling with a weak grownup who will not be vaccinated.

Lecturers are additionally involved concerning the air high quality in some school rooms, he mentioned.

Fernandez, who acquired the COVID-19 vaccine, says he cannot wait to get again to a extra regular schedule with college students studying in particular person.

“We all know that is one of the best ways for college students to be taught,” he mentioned. “We simply did not really feel it was protected till not too long ago and once more with us within the purple degree, heading for the orange, we won’t wait to see your college students once more.”